Ms.

Healys Electronic Device Policy

The following guidelines focus on allowing students the opportunity to use calculators, tablets, iPods,
and smart phones as educational tools to enhance the teaching and learning experience, while being
respectful to the learning environment. The possession and use of electronic devices in Ms. Healys
class is a privilege and a responsibility, not a right. Inappropriate use will result in the loss of privileges
as well as subject to the consequences detailed in the student handbook.
The classroom environment is designed to maximize teacher and student interaction and as such, we
expect that every student and teacher will exercise good judgment in their use of electronic devices.
This includes walking in the classroom prepared to learn. Maintaining the focus on lesson content and
outcomes and sustaining respectful interactions with others is our priority. The guidelines for using
electronic devices in Ms. Healys classroom are:

Use of an electronic device in the academic setting will be with the expressed consent of the
teacher for instructional purposes. (E-devices are permitted today)
Students may not make any recordings (pictures, video, or audio) without the explicit permission
of the teacher or students to be recorded.
An electronic device in use during a test or quiz will be considered an act of academic
dishonesty and is subject to academic and disciplinary consequences. (Unless the teacher has
given permission to use such devices)
Students must turn over their electronic device to the teacher when suspected of cheating
and/or inappropriate transmissions. The electronic device will be turned into the students
administrator.
To prevent disruption, the volume on all electronic devices should be turned off or the student
will use his/her own headphones
Electronic devices should be charged prior to bringing them to school and run off their own
battery while at school.
Use of electronic devices which the teacher deems to be a distraction or used in violation of the
Electronic Device policy will be subject to the discipline policy
Students with a personally owned device need to use the student or guest wireless network
rather than their own 3G or 4G network.

Students who bring electronic devices do so at their own risk. The school will not be responsible for
physical damage, loss or theft of the personally-owned device.
Some examples of not following this policy include but are not limited to:
Not handling or caring for the school owned electronic device. If a student is found to be
negligent with these devices he or she will receive an office referral for Vandalism and no longer
have the opportunity to use such devices in the classroom.
Using the electronic device when not given permission to use the device
Texting, chatting, tweeting or posting on social networks.
Harassment, threats, intimidation, cyber-bullying/cyber threats.
Electronic forgery, invasion of personal rights.
Cheating on tests/exams.
Taking pictures or recording without permission.
Or other forms of illegal behavior during the instructional and non-instructional day.

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